In this talk we discuss using the mapping cone formula and the d-invariants from Heegaard Floer homology as tools for obstructing reducible surgeries on certain classes of knots. This will be an introduction to these techniques and no prior knowledge of knot Floer homology will be assumed.
Department of Mathematics
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
273 Altgeld Hall
1409 W. Green Street (MC-382)
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: 217-333-3350
Email: math@illinois.edu